Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U18
14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Apr 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 in Sebnitz, Germany. Top 10 Elo average was 1911, and top seed was Florentin Luebke (🇩🇪 GER, 2251).
Lukas Daniel Steger (🇩🇪 GER, 2136) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Florentin Luebke (5.0) and Timon Klein (5.0). Steger won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Nathanael Matthes (1634) beat Timon Klein (2041), a +407-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLukas Daniel Steger led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Lukas Daniel Steger held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
Lukas Daniel Steger drew with Florentin Luebke (White).
Lukas Daniel Steger went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lukas Daniel Steger | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Florentin Luebke | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Timon Klein | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Maximilian Ellinger | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steger, Lukas Daniel | 2136 | GER | +10B | +7N | =2B | +4N | =3B | +5B | =8N | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 21.75 | 2141 | +10.0 |
| 2 | Luebke, Florentin | 2251 | GER | +13N | +9B | =1N | +6B | =5N | −4B | +7N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 16.75 | 2087 | -38.0 |
| 3 | Klein, Timon | 2041 | GER | −7B | =5N | +10B | +11N | =1N | +8B | +4N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 18.75 | 1974 | -10.0 |
| 4 | Ellinger, Maximilian | 2067 | GER | +12N | +14B | =5N | −1B | +7N | +2N | −3B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1962 | -18.4 |
| 5 | Rolle, Alexander | 1583 | GER | +8N | =3B | =4B | +9N | =2B | −1N | =13B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1915 | +86.8 |
| 6 | Mehner, Lorenz | 2018 | GER | −9N | +13B | +14N | −2N | +11B | −7B | +12N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1870 | -28.4 |
| 7 | Matthes, Nathanael | 1634 | GER | +3N | −1B | =8N | +13B | −4B | +6N | −2B | 3.5 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 12.25 | 1959 | +98.4 |
| 8 | Dittmann, Benno | 1856 | GER | −5B | =10N | =7B | +14N | +9B | −3N | =1B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1656 | -41.2 |
| 9 | Koch, Alexander | 0 | GER | +6B | −2N | +11B | −5B | −8N | =12B | =14N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1795 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bai, Zitu | 0 | GER | −1N | =8B | −3N | =12N | +13B | +14B | −11N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1732 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Akladius, Kyrillus | 1754 | GER | −14N | +12B | −9N | −3B | −6N | +13N | +10B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1853 | +17.6 |
| 12 | Sproessig, Lionel | 1652 | GER | −4B | −11N | −13N | =10B | +14B | =9N | −6B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1081 | -38.8 |
| 13 | Ruehmer, Nico | 1700 | GER | −2B | −6N | +12B | −7N | −10N | −11B | =5N | 1.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 4.00 | 1597 | -38.0 |
| 14 | Steinert, Alexander | 0 | GER | +11B | −4N | −6B | −8B | −12N | −10N | =9B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 1629 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Matthes, NathanaelGER+98.43.5 pts · #5
- 2Rolle, AlexanderGER+86.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Akladius, KyrillusGER+17.63.0 pts · #10
- 1Dittmann, BennoGER-41.23.5 pts · #13
- 2Sproessig, LionelGER-38.82.0 pts · #14
- 3Luebke, FlorentinGER-38.05.0 pts · #2
- R1+407 Elo gap
- R6+384 Elo gap
- R1+273 Elo gap